The Bow Memorial School softball team (pictured) won the Tri-County Division 2 championship game, 9-1, over Milford. The BMS Wildcats finished the season with a perfect 12-0 record.
Royal Bank of Canada defeated Smokeshack, 18-7, in the first round of the AAA 11U Concord National Youth Softball playoffs. For RBC, Sailor Vega pitched three incredible innings, Anna Simms had two big hits at the plate and Taylor LaTorra made four put outs in the field.
Grappone knocked off Colby-Sawyer, 8-7, in the opening game of the Sunset League – the country’s oldest amateur baseball league. For Colby-Sawyer, Cole Johnston (2-for-4, home run), Jake Choiniere (2-for-4, double, triple) and Noah Bolduc (2-for-2, double) led the Charger offense. Kyle Evans pitched a clean inning of relief.
Concord Little League’s S&W Sports split a pair of games this past week, beating Family Vision, 14-6, and losing to Auburn, 10-3. Andrew King went 4-for-4 with a leadoff homer, Tyler Mayo had a home run and played well defenseively, and Wyatt Rockwell earned the save with six strikeouts and he also hit a home run in the victory. Lucas Golden hit a home run for Family Vision. Mayo and Rockwell also homered in the loss to Auburn.
■In Babe Ruth baseball, Rowley Agency defeated Banks Chevrolet. Colby Nyhan and Henry Elliott led the Rowley offense with three hits apiece. Quinn Sullivan had two hits – including a two-run double – and Connor McGahan crushed a bases-clearing triple. For Banks, Rowan Arndt had two hits and Tyler Fennelly hit a home run.
■The Concord Little League AAA Eagles won a pair of games this past week, prevailing over Dark Side Customs, 12-6, and Schnitzer Steel, 12-4. Against DSC, Leo MacBride (two innings pitched, five strikeouts) and Frederik Fjeldsted (two innings, five strikeouts) pitched well, while Tucker Kirshneur (hit, two runs), Owen Rumfelt (hit, run), Carden Aldridge (hit, run) and Bryce Moran (four walks, run) led the offense. Against Schnitzer, Maddox Harvey pitched the first 2.1 innings, recording four strikeouts and CardenAldridge pitched the final 1.2 innings with five strikeouts of his own. Cronin Corriveau for registered his first hit of the season, while Harvey (two hits, two runs) and Wyatt MacDonald (two hits, run) also helped power the offense.
Events
Summer Boys High School Basketball Tournament will be on July 9 and the Summer Girls High School Basketball Tournament will be on July 16 at NHTI. Contact Paul Hogan (phogan@ccsnh.edu) for the boys’ tournament and Darren Johnson (dljohnson@ccsnh.edu) for the girls’ tournament.
Concord High School Boys Soccer Alumni Game will be Aug. 18 at Rundlett Middle School at 5:30 p.m. All past players are welcome to participate. Please email Scott Dunlop at scottdunlop28@yahoo.com with any questions.
Camps/Clinics/Lessons
NHTI basketball camps will held over the summer: Point Guard/Post Player Camp at NHTI (June 24-26 and July 1-3), Paul Hogan Basketball Camps (hogancamps.com or 603-340-1719), Rip City Basketball Camp at NHTI (July 5-8 and July 18-21), the 27th annual Specialty Basketball Camp (July 24-28) and Shooter’s Gold Basketball Camps (held in Bow, Conway, Enfield, Gilford, Lancaster, Meredith and Orford throughout the summer). For information on all of these camps, contact Paul Hogan at phogan@ccsnh.edu.
NH Hoop Skills Basketball Camps, directed by Southern New Hampshire University women’s basketball head coach Karen Pinkos, will be held June 27-30 and July 25-28 for girls in grades 2-9 to build skills, increase self-confidence and have fun while playing basketball. Visit nhhoopskills.com or contact k.pinkos@snhu.edu for more information.
4th Annual NH Lightning Softball Camp for players ages 7-12 is set for July 20 at Martin Field in Concord. Spaces are limited. Register at www.nhlightning.org.
Hopkinton Middle High School has the following fall and winter coaching positions open: varsity and JV boys’ basketball, JV field hockey, middle school girls’ soccer, middle school boys’ soccer, middle school girls’ basketball. Please contact Dan Meserve at dmeserve@sau66.org if you are interested.
John Stark Regional High School has the following coaching opening for the 2022-23 school year: girls’ varsity and JV volleyball, bass fishing, JV field hockey and cross country. Send a current resume, letter of interest and three current letters of reference to Mark Searles, Athletic Director, John Stark Regional High School, 618 North Stark Highway, Weare, NH 03281 or via email at mark.searles@sau24.org.
HDHS/Hopkinton Redhawks football program is looking for two JV coaches. Previous high school and college playing experience preferred. Interested applicants who can commit to the season should submit an application at hdsd.org/employment.